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News Articles: Arts & Life

DaBaby performs at Rolling Loud at Hard Rock Stadium on July 25 in Miami Gardens, Fla. He has received swift and significant backlash for comments he made at that festival.

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  • Arts & Life

The Music Industry Is Holding DaBaby Accountable

After making homophobic comments during a performance, rapper DaBaby has been widely criticized and dropped from multiple festivals. The fallout could mark a cultural shift in the music business.

August 04, 2021
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  • Elizabeth Blair

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  • Book News & Features

Soccer Star Abby Wambach Recommends 3 Reads On Sports And Leadership

Wambach retired from soccer in 2015, and now, as a professional speaker, she shares three books that helped her learn to be a leader — both on the field and off.

August 04, 2021
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  • A Martínez

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  • Book Reviews

Oprah Picked It, So Did Obama — Why This Novel Is THE Summer Book

Nathan Harris's debut, set in a small Southern town just after Appomattox, has captured American readersthis summer by asking a question we haven't yet answered: How do you make peace after civil war?

August 04, 2021
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  • Carole V. Bell
Buddies Rindo and Fret fight for their lives on the streets of a strange alternate Tokyo in <em>NEO: The World Ends With You</em>

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  • Games

This Remake Of A Beloved Game Has The Style — But Lacks A Little Substance

Not a remaster or a reissue, NEO is a genuine sequel to the hit 2007 Japanese RPG that cast you and your friends as fashionable Tokyo kids battling for your lives in a strange alternate world.

August 04, 2021
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By:
  • Keller Gordon
Comedian Kathy Griffin attends the official opening of Paula Abdul's Flamingo Las Vegas residency "Paula Abdul: Forever Your Girl" at The Cromwell Las Vegas on October 24, 2019.

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  • Arts & Life

Comedian Kathy Griffin Says She's Been Diagnosed With Lung Cancer

Comedian Kathy Griffin said she has never smoked, and that doctors are optimistic because the cancer appears to be contained to her left lung — half of which she is getting removed.

August 03, 2021
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  • Rachel Treisman
Members of the 40+ Double Dutch Club gather regularly to jump rope and connect with other women.

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  • Arts & Life

Women Are Gathering To Jump Rope And Make Connections In The 40+ Double Dutch Club

The Chicago-based 40+ Double Dutch Club has more than a hundred chapters across the country and two internationally. Founder Pamela Robinson says it's about more than just jumping rope.

August 03, 2021
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  • Kelley Dickens
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  • Arts & Life

Getting Away From The City: Georgia Travel Experts Reflect On This Summer’s Biggest Trends

This summer, many Georgians were eager to get back on the road for summer travel after loosened COVID-19 restrictions meant they could go back to their beloved hideaway — and even try some new vacation destinations. 

August 03, 2021
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  • Kyra Posey

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  • Book Reviews

Philosophical, Queer, Angry, Romantic, Defiant: 'Afterparties' Contains Multitudes

Anthony Veasna So died in December, but he lives on in the pages of this debut story collection — a vibrant, funny and unsparing look at the lives of Cambodian Americans in his California hometown.

August 03, 2021
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By:
  • Thúy Đinh
Calvin Royal III and Isabella Boylston perform "This Bitter Earth" at the 2018 Vail Dance Festival.

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  • Dance

Dancer Calvin Royal III Takes Center Stage At ABT — And Beyond

Royal is only the third Black dancer to be promoted to principal at the American Ballet Theatre — which is even more impressive when you know he didn't begin training in ballet until he was 14.

August 02, 2021
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  • Alexandra Starr
Randy Thomas, former executive vice president of Exodus International, denounces the group's actions and "conversion therapy" as a whole in the Netflix documentary <em>Pray Away.</em>

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  • Movie Interviews

Former 'Ex-Gay' Leaders Denounce 'Conversion Therapy' In A New Documentary

Netflix's documentary Pray Away talks to former leaders of Exodus International, one of the biggest organizations that pushed for so-called conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ people.

August 02, 2021
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  • Victoria Whitley-Berry and
  • Sarah McCammon

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  • Book Reviews

In 'Goldenrod,' A Poet Finds Lessons In The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected

Maggie Smith's new poetry collection considers the human tendency to search for universal truths — but she looks for those truths in things we can see every day, as ordinary as rosebushes and rocks.

August 02, 2021
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  • Jeevika Verma
<em>Dave Chappelle: This Time This Place</em> chronicles Chappelle's efforts to entertain audiences during the pandemic with a series of outdoor shows. He's pictured above in North Charleston, S.C., on Jan. 30, 2020.

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  • Performing Arts

Chappelle Fans Flock To D.C. Live Events As New Mask Mandate Is Announced

Dave Chappelle drew sold-out crowds to his live, indoor appearances in Washington, D.C. — 3,500 attended his show at the concert venue The Anthem and more than 2,000 came to the Kennedy Center.

August 02, 2021
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  • Elizabeth Blair
Saginaw Grant, a prolific Native American character actor and hereditary chief of the Sac & Fox Nation of Oklahoma, has died. He was 85.

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  • Obituaries

Actor Saginaw Grant, Known For 'Lone Ranger' And 'Breaking Bad,' Dies At 85

Grant, who was hereditary chief of the Sac & Fox Nation of Oklahoma, played roles in dozens of movies and TV shows, including "The Lone Ranger," "The World's Fastest Indian" and "Breaking Bad."

August 02, 2021
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  • The Associated Press
When <em>Beavis and Butt-Head </em>debuted on MTV in 1993, critics called the duo "crude," "ugly" and "self-destructive." That did not stop the 1996 film<em> Beavis and Butt-Head Do America </em>from getting good reviews.

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  • Television

MTV Is Turning 40. Here's How Beavis, Butt-Head And Daria Upended TV Animation

"Animation has been critical to the MTV brand from its inception," says MTV Entertainment president Chris McCarthy. The network helped bring adult and experimental animation into the mainstream.

August 01, 2021
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  • Jason Slotkin
Writer Anthony Veasna So's debut short story collection, <em>Afterparties</em>, is being published after his death last December.

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  • Books

A Young Literary Star Makes His Posthumous Debut With 'Afterparties'

Writer Anthony Veasna So was a rising figure in the literary scene until he died in December. His stories captured the fullness of queer, Cambodian American life.

August 01, 2021
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  • Andrew Limbong
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